CMMC assessments for organizations supporting the Department of Defense and operating within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). We help you validate your security posture, evaluate compliance readiness, and prepare for formal audits.
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is the Department of Defense’s standard for how contractors must protect Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). It aligns existing requirements like DFARS 252.204-7012 and NIST SP 800-171 into a single, enforceable framework with three maturity levels.
In practical terms:
• If you touch DoD contracts, you will need to meet some level of CMMC to bid, win,
and keep that work.
• CMMC is not just a “checklist” — it’s the minimum viable security posture for being in
the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) going forward.
TechForce Partners blends DoD mission experience and cybersecurity expertise to help your organization navigate the complexities of CMMC with a clear, actionable roadmap from assessment to full compliance. We conduct comprehensive evaluations of implemented security controls against standards like NIST SP 800-53 and FedRAMP to identify control effectiveness, residual risks, and areas for remediation.
We evaluate your current environment against CMMC and NIST 800-171 requirements, identify gaps, and map how FCI/CUI flows through your systems. The result is a clear, prioritized roadmap to reach your required CMMC level.
We validate the technical and procedural controls implemented across your environment and build a complete evidence library aligned to assessor expectations. This ensures you have defensible proof of compliance before any formal review.
We help you close identified gaps through policy development, technical configuration updates, and structured remediation planning. Our team guides execution to ensure controls are implemented correctly and sustainably.
We create or refine essential documents—including your SSP, POA&M, and policy set—and assist with accurate SPRS scoring and justification. This ensures your documentation is audit-ready and contractually defensible.
We provide ongoing control monitoring, scope management, and periodic reassessments to keep your organization compliant as systems and contracts change. This turns CMMC into a continuous, manageable operational rhythm.
If you handle FCI or CUI for a DoD contract — even as a small sub — you are in scope for CMMC. The required level depends on the type of data and contract language, but “small” does not equal “exempt.”
CMMC 2.0 effectively packages and enforces existing NIST 800-171 requirements for protecting CUI, plus a governance framework and formal assessment model. It’s not a brand-new standard, but a structured way for DoD to verify that contractors are actually implementing NIST 800-171.
TechForce focuses on readiness, advisory, and sustainment. When you’re ready for certification, we coordinate with accredited C3PAOs and assessors while staying on your side of the table as your trusted advisor.
It depends on your starting point, complexity, and resourcing. Some organizations can close gaps in a few months; others may need a phased approach over several quarters. What matters is having a realistic plan and executing it consistently.